Carlo Petrini, Slow Food movement founder, dies aged 76
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Carlo Petrini, the founder of the Slow Food movement, has died at age 76 in Italy. He created Slow Food in 1986 to promote local, sustainable food and oppose fast-food culture, and he led the movement until 2022.Key Facts
- Carlo Petrini was a journalist and founder of the Slow Food movement.
- Slow Food began in 1986 as a protest against the first McDonald's in Italy, near Rome’s Spanish Steps.
- The movement supports good, clean, and fair food, focusing on local traditions and sustainability.
- Petrini also founded the University of Gastronomic Sciences in Pollenzo, Italy.
- He led Slow Food as president until 2022 and grew it into a global movement with presence in over 160 countries.
- Italian President Sergio Mattarella and other officials praised Petrini’s impact on food culture and sustainability.
- Petrini was named a “European hero” by Time magazine in 2004 and featured in The Guardian’s 2008 list of people who could save the world.
- He had a friendship with King Charles, who is a supporter of organic farming and Slow Food principles.
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